The Archaeology of Gender

The archaeology of Gender.

The Pazyryk Burials.

•         An Iron Age culture of the Russian steppe.

•         Primarily nomads who relied on horses for movement and trade.

•         Over the last hundred years, a number of their burials have been discovered.

•         The bodies and funerary goods are very well preserved on account of the permafrost.

Great case study, The Ice Maiden.

Basic facts.

•         Buried in the 5th Century BC in an elaborate wooden chamber tomb.

•         Six horses had been sacrificed and buried alongside her.

•         Her casket was hollowed…